Professor Brendan McAdam:

Recruitment is a challenge, even with the embargo being lifted. For example, there was a large roll-out of cardiac rehab in the community through community hubs with rehab-dedicated persons, but recruitment has been a challenge because it is difficult to get people who are qualified for that position. We embrace private hospitals as a Band-Aid, in that they help us with investigations that are outsourced, and we must remember that there are very good people working in the private sector, but this makes it difficult for public hospitals to recruit them in order to develop services in CT, rehab, MRI, echocardiogram, etc. It is a competitive environment to work in and private hospitals can sometimes provide better conditions, making it difficult for public hospitals to compete.